NDAA

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the annual US federal law that sets Department of Defense budgets and policy, and it has become a major vehicle for AI rules affecting government contractors and federal agencies. Recent versions have included requirements for AI risk management, reporting on AI systems used by the military, and restrictions on purchasing certain foreign-made technologies. For enterprises that sell to the federal government or serve as defense suppliers, NDAA provisions can create binding contract obligations that flow down through subcontractor chains.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-11-14

Nvidia's Private Chip-Tracking Admission Widens Export Control Compliance Gap

Nvidia privately told US Representative Bill Foster that geolocation tracking for advanced AI chips is technically feasible, contradicting its industry association's public claim that such mandates are "potentially infeasible." The disclosure emerged in the context of the proposed Chip Security Act, which would require verified chip location data to prevent smuggling to China. Foster plans to introduce stricter follow-on legislation in 2027 that would require license verification before an advanced GPU can connect to a network.

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